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IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022

30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022

Rooms 203-205, Level 2

Session information

IBAHRI Showcase: an attack on human rights globally

Monday 31 October (1430 - 1730)

Rooms 203-205, Level 2

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Committee(s)

IBA's Human Rights Institute (Lead)

Description

HumanRightsRuleOfLawThe international ecosystem of courts and legal protections that preserves and promotes rule of law, human rights and democracy seem to be in peril. Governments increasingly are straying from their international commitments with regard to refugee protection, freedom of expression, the right to protest and many other areas of law fundamental to peace and justice. What is to be done?

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Lady Helena Kennedy LT KC	International Bar Association, London, England

Speakers

Rushan Abbas	Founder, the Campaign for Uyghurs, Herndon, Virginia, USA
Neri Javier Colmenares	COLMENARES LAW OFFICES, Quezon City, Philippines
Nighat Dad	Digital Rights Foundation, Lahore, Pakistan
Azra Jafari	Mayor of Nili, Nili, Afghanistan
Evgenia Kara-Murza	Project Manager, Free Russia Foundation, Moscow, Russian Federation
Professor Valerie Oosterveld	Western University , London, Ontario, Canada
Ambassador Stephen Rapp	US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Council Member, IBA's Human Rights Institute

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